The following are true of computational fluency:

• It includes applying accurate, efficient, generalizable methods for computing to produce accurate answers.


• It is based on understanding algorithms, including traditional, novel, and student-developed.


• It is demonstrated with flexibility in choosing computational methods.


• It connects conceptual and procedural understandings.


• It balances understanding and skill when computing to solve a problem.


• It is based on understanding meaning of operations and their relationships to each other.


• It is based on knowledge of number relationships, including the base ten system and facts.
  
  
  
  

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Demonstrating skill proficiency without understanding of numbers and relationships, such as place value or proportionality.

Demonstrating understanding of algorithms for integer operations without skill proficiency.